Search Results

Other

Both Sides: Term Limits
Both Sides: Term Limits

Should senators and members of congress be subject to term limits? Would it reduce the number of career politicians? Would that be a good thing, or do we need experienced politicians who devote their careers to government? How would it affect partisanship?TERM LIMITS:...

Both Sides: Artificial Intelligence
Both Sides: Artificial Intelligence

What is the future of artificial intelligence? Will it take our jobs, or help us do our jobs more easily? Should AI be regulated by the government? In this edition of Both Sides of the Issue, you can hear two perspectives on this topic.IF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES...

Wikipedia’s Bias
Wikipedia’s Bias

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWikipedia is a great resource, and a great example of spontaneous order. But does it have a political bias? John takes a closer look.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDFAVAILABLE...

The Jones Act
The Jones Act

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDo American shipbuilders have an unfair monopoly? John confronts a shipping lobbyist who uses government to ban competition.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDFAVAILABLE...

How Rent Control Hurts Renters
How Rent Control Hurts Renters

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEverywhere it's tried, rent control harms the people it's meant to help. Yet politicians continue to implement it. AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to...

Stealing Homes
Stealing Homes

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDid you know you could miss one tax payment and your local government may take your home?AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to...

Both Sides: Addressing Racism
Both Sides: Addressing Racism

IBRAM X. KENDI ON TEACHING VALUES OF ANTIRACISM"WOKENESS" HURTS BLACK COMMUNITIES AND OUR SOCIETYAVAILABLE RESOURCES

Global Issues
Global Issues

Are you searching for resources to help your students understand some of the major issues in countries around the world? Our “Global Issues” module is the perfect tool to help you cover government policies around the world and their effect on human flourishing and...

Don’t Cancel Comedy
Don’t Cancel Comedy

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONShould social media companies censor comedians?AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...

The Truth about GMOs
The Truth about GMOs

VIDEO DESCRIPTION“Natural” food activists say: Stop eating genetically-modified foods! But GMO foods are safe. They don’t, as claimed, “cause cancer.” Over the last couple decades, cancer is...

Parenting: Delayed Gratification
Parenting: Delayed Gratification

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat’s the biggest predictor of success in life? Rich parents? Strict parents? Good looks? Many experts told us...none of those.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE...

Does the Constitution Need to be Amended?
Does the Constitution Need to be Amended?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONJohn asked a variety of lawyers, experts, media members, and people on the street how they would improve the Constitution.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access...

Corporate Welfare
Corporate Welfare

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONGovernment handouts repeatedly end up in the pockets of giant corporations. Johan Norberg’s new documentary covers this "socialism for the rich.”AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable...

The American Constitution in Our Lives
The American Constitution in Our Lives

Explore real life applications of the American Constitution with this engaging module! Each installment contains a video that you can stream or download and an accompanying teacher’s guide. The curated content allows you to teach the core principles of the American...

Unfair Laws
Unfair Laws

SITC’s “Unfair Laws” module is a powerful resource to teach your students about unfair laws. This module covers key concepts such as the 5th Amendment meaning of eminent domain and how it has been applied, the application of the 8th Amendment protection from excessive...

American Optimist
American Optimist

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDon't let the bad news get you down -- there's LOTS of good news that media mostly ignore. Amazing innovations like technology that lets a monkey play computer games using only...

Both Sides: The Middle Class
Both Sides: The Middle Class

WHY IS THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS SHRINKING?WHY THE MIDDLE CLASS IS BETTER OFF THAN YOU THINKAVAILABLE RESOURCES

Better Than Charity
Better Than Charity

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat's the best way to help the world? Government programs? Charity? There's something better than both.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or...

Toxic Victimhood
Toxic Victimhood

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe new “woke” movement hurts minorities by pushing a “victim” mentality, says professor John McWhorter, author of “Woke Racism.”AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to...

Roundabouts vs Traffic Lights
Roundabouts vs Traffic Lights

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHate it when you’re the only car stopped at a light? Roundabouts are a solution to that, and more.AVAILABLE RESOURCES Printable PDF AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register...

Privacy: Who Needs It?
Privacy: Who Needs It?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEdward Snowden tries to convince me to worry more about privacy. “They’re trying to shape your behavior!” he warns. I rudely say: “Americans by and large don’t care, and I...

Fear vs Risk
Fear vs Risk

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn Halloween, the media scare people with stories about dangerous costumes and poison candy. Most of the stories are not even true.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to...

Welfare for the Rich
Welfare for the Rich

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWelfare is supposed to be for poor people — but BILLIONS go to rich people (bailouts, subsidies, taxpayer-funded special grants).AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to...

The “Socially Responsible” Scam
The “Socially Responsible” Scam

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONPopular “socially responsible” investment funds advertise: “Make money AND help the world!” But they often do neither. Their funds are usually higher priced marketing...

Middle East Enlightenment
Middle East Enlightenment

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONSurveys show that the Islamic World — long filled with war and religious dogma — is starting to become more tolerant, and a little more secular.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login...

Snowden: Traitor or Hero?
Snowden: Traitor or Hero?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEight years ago, Edward Snowden revealed government secrets. He told the world that America, illegally, spies on Americans, and most everyone in the world. Some now call Snowden...